On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 4:28:40 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:40:27 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 03:19:37 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 10:14:34 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > >> On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 21:02:55 -0500, Sqwertz >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:25:10 -0700 (PDT),
> > >> >wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 2:13:06 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> If I'm out and about
> > >> >>> I get a Papa Murphy's to take and bake.
> > >> >>> Janet US
> > >> >>>
> > >> >> Have you tried a Newman's Own frozen pizza? The pepperoni
> > >> >> is VERY good and it's nitrate-free pepperoni. They also offer a
> > >> >> supreme Margherita as well as plain cheese.
> > >> >
> > >> >Biggest hoax in the natural/health foods department:
> > >> >
> > >> >"Nitrite/Nitrate-Free".
> > >> >
> > >> >Those supposedly nitrate-free meats have as much - often MORE -
> > >> >nitrite/nitrate than the traditionally cured products. It's just
> > >> >marketing for gullible people.
> > >>
> > >> My question is "Why are they allowed to make that claim when it's not
> > >> true?"
> > >
> > >They add celery powder (which is naturally high in nitrates) rather
> > >than pure sodium nitrate. They get to say they have no nitrates,
> > >with the additional bonus that the nitrate content might actually
> > >be higher than in traditionally cured meat.
> >
> > Wouldn't it be nice to have a system that checks whether a claim like
> > "no nitrites/nitrates" is true? Or maybe that system already exists
> > and the claim is true.
>
> Oh, heavens! That would be unwarranted interference by the government
> in ...
>
> I couldn't even finish typing the sentence I was laughing so hard.
>
> The "natural" food market in the U.S. is extremely poorly regulated.
> OTOH, the "standard" market isn't well regulated, either.
>
> Apparently, the plutocracy would prefer that we eat crap and expand their wallets.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

The natural food market should be totally unregulated and all those buzzwords and catchphrases should be allowed to roam about like those free-range chickens. Well heck, consumers are living in a fantasy world anyway. What's the harm?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUtnas5ScSE